USPTO Art Unit 3698 Prosecution Statistics

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18975367OFFLINE CRYPTO ASSET CUSTODIANDecember 2024February 2025Allow200YesNo
18914532SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR READER DEVICE REGISTRATION, USE AND MANAGEMENTOctober 2024April 2025Allow600NoNo
18907831SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRUST-MINIMIZED REAL-TIME VALUE-EXCHANGE AND LIQUIDITY REPLENISHMENTOctober 2024December 2024Allow200YesNo
18794050Voting AppAugust 2024June 2025Abandon1010NoNo
18746255FLEXIBLE AUTHENTICATIONJune 2024April 2025Allow1010NoNo
18737676SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE FOR ENABLING DISTRIBUTED TEMPORARY CONTROL OF DISCRETE UNITS OF AN ASSETJune 2024June 2025Allow1310NoNo
18666252OFFLINE CRYPTO ASSET CUSTODIANMay 2024September 2024Allow410NoNo
18649965ELECTRONIC PAYMENT PROCESSING USING ADJUSTED INTERCHANGE RATEApril 2024February 2025Allow910NoNo
18647675DECENTRALIZED BLOCKCHAIN FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-ENABLED MULTI-PARTY SKILLS EXCHANGES OVER A NETWORKApril 2024April 2025Allow1200NoNo
18643971Method And System For Presenting Representations Of Payment Accepting Unit EventsApril 2024July 2024Allow310NoNo
18640204SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CRAWLING AND ANALYZING DISTRIBUTED LEDGER DATAApril 2024June 2025Allow1400NoNo
18639887PAYMENT SYSTEMApril 2024February 2025Allow1010NoNo
18700131DELEGATED CERTIFICATE AUTHORITY SYSTEM AND METHODApril 2024March 2025Allow1111YesNo
18623558RISK DETERMINATION ENABLED CRYPTO CURRENCY TRANSACTION SYSTEMApril 2024June 2025Allow1510NoNo
18615849SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EFFECTING A SECURE EVENTMarch 2024April 2025Allow1210NoNo
18614232PAYER-CONTROLLED PAYMENT PROCESSINGMarch 2024May 2024Allow200NoNo
18608510DECENTRALIZED FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY BLOCKCHAINMarch 2024April 2025Abandon1220NoNo
18602220ON-DEMAND APPLICATIONS TO EXTEND WEB SERVICESMarch 2024June 2025Allow1520YesNo
18596273SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SEAMLESSLY PROCESSING TRANSACTIONS USING DISTRIBUTED LEDGER TECHNOLOGY IN A LEGACY SYSTEM INFRASTRUCTUREMarch 2024March 2025Allow1210YesNo
18444526TRANSACTION AUTHORIZATION PROCESS USING BLOCKCHAINFebruary 2024June 2025Allow1610YesNo
18440323SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY RETRIEVING AN ATTRIBUTE VALUE OF AN IDENTITY CLAIM FROM AN ISSUING PARTY USING A DIGITALLY SIGNED ACCESS TOKENFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1320NoNo
18439749CRYPTOGRAPHIC DIGITAL ASSET ARCHITECTURE WITH SELECTIVELY-LOCKABLE DYNAMIC EVOLUTIONFebruary 2024October 2024Allow800NoNo
18429397USING AN INTERNAL LEDGER WITH BLOCKCHAIN TRANSACTIONSJanuary 2024February 2025Allow1310YesNo
18421207PREMISES SECURITY SYSTEM WITH SECURE EMBEDDED CRYPTOCURRENCY STORAGEJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1410YesNo
18417171Linked Account System Using Personal Digital Key (PDK-LAS)January 2024May 2025Abandon1610NoNo
18415938SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING A DIGITAL TRADING PLATFORM TO TRADE SECURITIES ON A BLOCKCHAINJanuary 2024April 2024Allow310NoNo
18404158REMOTE COMMANDS USING NETWORK OF TRUSTJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1420NoNo
18404558METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONSOLIDATING, DISTRIBUTING AND INTEGRATING ISSUER INFORMATION FOR A VOTING ENTITYJanuary 2024April 2025Abandon1510NoNo
18401781BLOCKCHAIN AGNOSTIC TOKEN NETWORKJanuary 2024October 2024Allow900NoNo
18402547Managing Smart Contracts Using a Distributed LedgerJanuary 2024May 2025Allow1700YesNo
18395578Dynamic Multi-Party Computation for Securely Utilizing and Storing a Secret Data-ItemDecember 2023May 2025Allow1600YesNo
18534751PAYER-CONTROLLED PAYMENT PROCESSINGDecember 2023March 2024Allow300NoNo
18525661BLOCKCHAIN-BASED ASSET AUTHENTICATION METHODS AND SYSTEMSNovember 2023March 2024Allow400NoNo
18498645REFINANCING TOOLS FOR PURCHASING TRANSACTIONSOctober 2023May 2024Allow610NoNo
18497612SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THE REGULATED TRADING OF REGISTERED EQUITIES WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON AN IMMUTABLE BLOCKCHAIN WITH SETTLEMENT INTO THE BROKER DEALER ECOSYSTEMOctober 2023June 2024Allow710NoNo
18372866Method for Determining the Likelihood for Someone to Remember a Particular TransactionSeptember 2023June 2024Allow900YesNo
18371060CREDIT DEFAULT SWAP CLEARINGSeptember 2023May 2024Allow800YesNo
18370636BLOCKCHAIN DIGITAL CURRENCY SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USE IN ENTERPRISE BLOCKCHAIN BANKINGSeptember 2023June 2025Abandon2020NoNo
18282557FAST BLOCKCHAIN PAYMENT METHOD AND SYSTEMSeptember 2023June 2024Allow900YesNo
18242709Using an Always on Listening Device Skill to Relay Answers to Transaction-Based Knowledge-Based AuthenticationsSeptember 2023April 2024Allow700YesNo
18460436HARDWARE WALLET FOR DIFFERENT HOST DEVICES TO PERFORM DIGITAL PAYMENTSSeptember 2023November 2024Abandon1420YesNo
18241579SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CUSTOM AND REAL-TIME VISUALIZATION, COMPARISON AND ANALYSIS OF INSURANCE AND REINSURANCE STRUCTURESSeptember 2023February 2024Allow510NoNo
18237173TRANSACTIONALLY DETERMINISTIC HIGH SPEED FINANCIAL EXCHANGE HAVING IMPROVED, EFFICIENCY, COMMUNICATION, CUSTOMIZATION, PERFORMANCE, ACCESS, TRADING OPPORTUNITIES, CREDIT CONTROLS, AND FAULT TOLERANCEAugust 2023April 2024Allow800YesNo
18448587SYSTEM AND METHOD OF TOKENIZING DEPOSIT ACCOUNT NUMBERS FOR USE AT PAYMENT CARD ACCEPTANCE POINTAugust 2023February 2025Allow1821YesNo
18366413SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING GRADIENT-BOOSTED MODELS WITH IMPROVED FAIRNESSAugust 2023January 2024Allow610NoNo
18365155SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING A SECURE CONTACTLESS TRANSACTIONAugust 2023May 2025Abandon2220YesNo
18363796SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTING PLATFORMS FOR MANAGING NETWORK ENABLED SECURITY CODESAugust 2023July 2024Allow1220YesNo
18229371SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAINTAINING A DISTRIBUTED LEDGER OF TRANSACTIONS PERTAINING TO AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLEAugust 2023March 2024Allow700NoNo
18228904APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A PERSONALIZED MANAGEMENT SYSTEMAugust 2023April 2024Allow820YesNo
18363534COMPUTER PLATFORMS DESIGNED FOR IMPROVED ELECTRONIC EXECUTION OF ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFAugust 2023January 2024Allow600NoNo
18360303BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION PAYMENT SYSTEM, PAYMENT SYSTEM, AND CASH REGISTER SYSTEMJuly 2023April 2024Allow800YesNo
18359508SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATIONSJuly 2023January 2024Allow610NoNo
18273721PAYMENT SERVICE IMPLEMENTATION METHODS AND APPARATUSESJuly 2023June 2025Allow2301YesNo
18355471METHOD OF OPERATING PAYMENT DEVICE FOR SELECTIVELY ENABLING PAYMENT FUNCTION ACCORDING TO VALIDITY OF HOSTJuly 2023April 2025Allow2111NoNo
18355025SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INCENTIVIZING REPEAT TRANSACTIONS WITH MERCHANTS WITHIN A PRESCRIBED GEOGRAPHIC AREA USING PAYMENT PROCESSING NETWORK DATAJuly 2023December 2024Abandon1710NoNo
18220678TRANSACTIONALLY DETERMINISTIC HIGH SPEED FINANCIAL EXCHANGE HAVING IMPROVED, EFFICIENCY, COMMUNICATION, CUSTOMIZATION, PERFORMANCE, ACCESS, TRADING OPPORTUNITIES, CREDIT CONTROLS, AND FAULT TOLERANCEJuly 2023February 2024Allow800YesNo
18217059UTILIZING A PUBLIC BENEFIT ASSETS SECURE TOKENJune 2023June 2025Allow2410NoNo
18215405METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR COMPLIANCE AWARE TOKENIZATION AND CONTROL OF ASSET VALUEJune 2023May 2025Allow2310YesNo
18343276NETWORK-LEVEL EXCHANGE MODIFICATION FOR NETWORK-BASED EXCHANGESJune 2023March 2025Allow2100YesNo
18214257SECURITY DETECTION FOR BLOCKCHAINSJune 2023May 2025Abandon2340YesNo
18339721BLOCKCHAIN-BASED DOMAIN NAME REGISTRAR AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMJune 2023January 2024Allow710YesNo
18213056SECURE MOBILE CHECKOUT SYSTEMJune 2023February 2024Allow800YesNo
18335041SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BILLPAY USING CREDIT-BASED PRODUCTSJune 2023March 2024Allow900YesNo
18208377SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CHIP-BASED IDENTITY VERIFICATION AND TRANSACTION AUTHENTICATIONJune 2023June 2024Allow1210YesNo
18332166EMAIL ADDRESS TOKEN INTEGRATIONJune 2023January 2025Allow2010NoNo
18207485TRUST SCORES AND SECURITY IN TRUSTLESS INTERACTIONS BASED ON DIGITAL LEDGER ADDRESSESJune 2023September 2024Allow1620NoNo
18206899BLOCKCHAIN SUBROGATION CLAIMS WITH ARBITRATIONJune 2023May 2024Allow1210NoNo
18205991IMPLEMENTING LOGIC GATE FUNCTIONALITY USING A BLOCKCHAINJune 2023April 2025Allow2220NoNo
18329411IDENTITY VERIFICATION SYSTEMJune 2023January 2024Allow700NoNo
18328575FUNDS TRANSFER AUTHENTICATIONJune 2023February 2024Allow800YesNo
18203514TRAINING MACHINE LEARNING MODELS WITH FAIRNESS IMPROVEMENTMay 2023December 2023Allow610NoNo
18325030CONTINGENT PAYMENTS FOR VIRTUAL CURRENCIESMay 2023May 2025Allow2410YesNo
18202745UNIVERSAL CUSTOMER IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMMay 2023March 2024Allow910NoNo
18201420SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTHENTICATION OF RESOURCE TRANSFERS USING TOKENIZATION AS INDICATOR OF AUTHORIZED RESOURCE DISTRIBUTIONMay 2023April 2025Allow2310YesNo
18321221System and Method for a Loan Trading ExchangeMay 2023February 2024Allow910NoNo
18320989Method, Use Thereof, Computer Program Product and System for Fraud DetectionMay 2023February 2024Allow900YesNo
18320909NETWORK TOKEN SYSTEMMay 2023September 2024Allow1610YesNo
18319700DECISION ENGINE SYSTEM AND METHODMay 2023August 2024Abandon1510NoNo
18199145Methods, Devices, and Systems for Creating and Managing Web3 App CredentialsMay 2023March 2025Allow2200YesNo
18197822MINIMIZATION OF THE CONSUMPTION OF DATA PROCESSING RESOURCES IN AN ELECTRONIC TRANSACTION PROCESSING SYSTEM VIA DEFERRAL OF PHYSICAL DELIVERYMay 2023February 2024Allow900YesNo
18197192TRANSACTIONALLY DETERMINISTIC HIGH SPEED FINANCIAL EXCHANGE HAVING IMPROVED, EFFICIENCY, COMMUNICATION, CUSTOMIZATION, PERFORMANCE, ACCESS, TRADING OPPORTUNITIES, CREDIT CONTROLS, AND FAULT TOLERANCEMay 2023December 2023Allow700NoNo
18197188TRANSACTIONALLY DETERMINISTIC HIGH SPEED FINANCIAL EXCHANGE HAVING IMPROVED, EFFICIENCY, COMMUNICATION, CUSTOMIZATION, PERFORMANCE, ACCESS, TRADING OPPORTUNITIES, CREDIT CONTROLS, AND FAULT TOLERANCEMay 2023December 2023Allow700NoNo
18197614MOBILE WALLET ACCOUNT PROVISIONING SYSTEMS AND METHODSMay 2023December 2024Allow1920NoNo
18197070METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRESENTING REPRESENTATIONS OF PAYMENT ACCEPTING UNIT EVENTSMay 2023December 2023Allow710NoNo
18197071METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRESENTING REPRESENTATIONS OF PAYMENT ACCEPTING UNIT EVENTSMay 2023January 2024Allow810NoNo
18196500Digital Payments Linked to Geographic LocationsMay 2023April 2024Allow1110YesNo
18144432LIMITED-USE NFT SYSTEMMay 2023May 2024Abandon1220NoNo
18144664MOBILE WALLET ACCOUNT BALANCE SYSTEMS AND METHODSMay 2023June 2024Allow1410NoNo
18143134TRADING BASED ON FILL RATEMay 2023April 2024Allow1110YesNo
18311214SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACCOUNT OWNERSHIP VERIFICATIONMay 2023February 2024Allow900YesNo
18141871SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A MULTI-LAYER, MULTI-CHANNEL APPROACH TO AUTHENTICATE USERS AND TRANSACTIONS IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE NETWORK SETTINGSMay 2023June 2025Abandon2610NoNo
18141348PREDICTIVE CONTEXTUAL TRANSACTION SCORINGApril 2023January 2024Allow900YesNo
18139705HOME TELEMATICS DEVICES AND INSURANCE APPLICATIONSApril 2023January 2024Allow900NoNo
18303927RISK RELATIONSHIP RESOURCE ALLOCATION SERVICING SYSTEM AND METHODApril 2023April 2024Allow1220YesNo
18136221A POINT-OF-SALE SYSTEM HAVING A SECURE TOUCH MODEApril 2023June 2024Allow1400NoNo
18134979PERVASIVE ADVISOR FOR MAJOR EXPENDITURESApril 2023January 2024Allow900NoNo
18132894MITIGATING NEAR-FIELD-COMMUNICATION (NFC) ANTENNA INTERFERENCEApril 2023March 2024Allow1110NoNo
18295995USER INTERFACE FOR INTERFACING WITH HUMAN USERSApril 2023October 2023Allow700YesNo
18130153USING HISTORICAL DATA FOR SUBROGATION ON A DISTRIBUTED LEDGERApril 2023May 2024Allow1410NoNo
18129434SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AN OPERATOR INTERFACE FOR DISPLAYING MARKET DATA, TRADER OPTIONS, AND TRADER INPUTMarch 2023February 2024Allow1110NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 3698.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
93
Examiner Affirmed
71
(76.3%)
Examiner Reversed
22
(23.7%)
Reversal Percentile
11.4%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 23.7% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
181
Allowed After Appeal Filing
47
(26.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
134
(74.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
18.5%
Lower than average

Understanding Appeal Filing Strategy

Filing a Notice of Appeal can sometimes lead to allowance even before the appeal is fully briefed or decided by the PTAB. This occurs when the examiner or their supervisor reconsiders the rejection during the mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) after the appeal is filed.

In this dataset, 26.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.

Strategic Recommendations

Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.

Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Art Unit 3698 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 3698 is part of Group 3690 in Technology Center 3600. This art unit has examined 1,942 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 69.5%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 29 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 3698's allowance rate of 69.5% places it in the 27% percentile among all USPTO art units. This art unit has a below-average allowance rate compared to other art units.

Prosecution Patterns

Applications in Art Unit 3698 receive an average of 2.36 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 86% percentile). The median prosecution time is 29 months (in the 53% percentile).

Strategic Considerations

When prosecuting applications in this art unit, consider the following:

  • The art unit's allowance rate suggests a more challenging examination environment compared to the USPTO average.
  • With more office actions than average, plan for multiple rounds of prosecution.
  • The median prosecution time is shorter than average and should be factored into your continuation and client communication strategies.
  • Review individual examiner statistics within this art unit to identify examiners with particularly favorable or challenging prosecution patterns.

Important Disclaimer

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